This article addresses climatic fluctuations in the Czech Republic in the period 1961–2005.
On the basis of data collected at 23 climatological stations, the fluctuations in monthly …

An increase in drought frequency, duration and severity is expected for the Central
European region as a direct consequence of climate change. This will have profound effects …

We analyze droughts in the Czech Republic from 1881–2006 based on the Palmer drought
severity index (PDSI) and the Z-index using averaged national temperature and precipitation …

The Lakagígar eruption in Iceland during 1783 was followed by the severe winter of
1783/1784, which was characterised by low temperatures, frozen soils, ice-bound …

One of the largest long-runout landslides in the modern history of the Czech Republic
originated on the southern slopes of the Girová Mountain (Outer Western Carpathians) at the …

Road networks play a vital role in maintaining a functioning modern society. Many events
perceptibly affect the transport supply along these networks, especially natural disasters …

ABSTRACT Drought is an extreme meteorological phenomenon involving serious economic
consequences. In the Czech Lands, it is reflected in significant reductions in agricultural …

This paper addresses droughts in the Czech Lands in the 1090–2012 AD period, basing its
findings on documentary evidence and instrumental records. Various documentary sources …

Floods are extreme natural events that may have disastrous impacts on human societies.
Most catastrophic floods are rare, ie are characterised by long recurrence intervals, which …

The undercut slope of the Skalická Strážnice/Vrchy hill situated in the piedmont of the
Carpathian Mountains (Czech Republic) is a regional landslide “hotspot”, notorious for its …